Today an item about Axl Rose helping out a neighbor whose house was in danger of being destroyed by the California wildfires while working on saving his own house is making its way around the Internet, complete with articles headlined “AXL ROSE IS A HERO” and Axl’s unidentified neighbor saying that she feels “blessed” to live next to the reclusive Guns N’ Roses frontman. But what I don’t understand is why this story is firing up the hardrockosphere now, given that the story being referenced originally ran all the way back in November. Could this be some weird pre-pre-push for Chinese Democracy that’s centered around the idea that Axl is a good guy who will do wonderful things with the money that fans should lay out for his long-delayed album, or did some hapless reporter expereince an RSS hiccup that’s reverberated around the world? Clip of the original Fox report after the jump.

Malibu Woman Credits Musician Axl Rose with Helping Save Her Home [MyFoxLA via Sleaze Roxx / Image via Radioacktiva]